The original announcement noted that the onboarding of de Volksbank shows ISA Direct’s versatility. The statement highlighted that a range of institutions, including banks, stand to benefit from the reduced balance sheet impact that comes from opening a direct clearing relationship with the CCP. Edwin de Hoogen, at de Volksbank, commented: The benefits of combining…
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Multi-asset execution and order management systems provider FlexTrade Systems and BMLL Technologies, independent provider of harmonised T+1 data and analytics to sophisticated capital market participants, announced that the BMLL Data Feed is available in FlexTRADER EMS. With BMLL’s Level 3 data and analytics financial institutions can leverage the predictive nature of full depth order book…
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Additionally, options and futures which feature on both the MSCI China Hong Kong Listed Large Cap Index and the MSCI Hong Kong Listed Large Cap Index also provide investors with the opportunity to gain vital exposure to some of the largest firms listed in Hong Kong. The MSCI Hong Kong Listed Large Cap Index works…
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Eurex Repo posted a 51.14% MoM rise in GC Pooling, and 14.21% MoM drop in Repo markets. Apr-21 Mar-21 MoM Change Financial derivatives: Traded contracts Eurex Exchange European equity index derivatives (million) 51.2 93.8 -45.42% European interest rate derivatives (million) 40.7 66.1 -38.43% European equity derivatives (million) 27.8 34.7 -19.88% Total (million) 119.7 195.0 -38.62%…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a new policy statement on its website announcing that all UK crypto firms must now submit financial crime reports on a yearly basis, regardless of annual revenue. Within the new financial crimes reporting sphere are cryptoasset business, following plans released eight months ago alluding to the policy change. The…
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Both part of Deutsche Börse Group, Eurex and Qontigo, have teamed up to offer factor investors an easy, transparent and cost-efficient alternative to trading the underlying equities or using OTC instruments. Stephan Flaegel, Global Head of Indices and Benchmarks, Qontigo said: Our STOXX Industry Neutral Ax Factor Indices suite relies on commercially accepted and academically…
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The additional STOXX TRFs are appealing to the banks because of their need to hedge their structured products with underlying equities. The advantage of Eurex’s Total Return Futures is that they synthetically replicate the returns of the underlying index equities without the need to own the shares. Randolf Roth, Member of the Executive Board at…
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White label technology provider and consulting firm, Qinox Tech, has just announced that the company upgraded its global currency rates data service through a service agreement with OANDA, an FCA-regulated international broker and data provider. According to the partnership agreement, Qinox Tech will provide currency solutions from OANDA. White-label brokers and other service buyers using Qinox Tech’s…
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Since 2010 and 2016, respectively, overnight KOSPI 200 Options and Mini-KOSPI 200 Futures have been listed on Eurex. This expansion of the long-standing cooperation with further futures is strategically important for both Eurex and KRX. On a global scale, KOSPI 200 Options make up one of the four most heavily exchange-traded index contracts. Trading these…
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Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, has revealed it has become a connectivity provider for the LME, supporting LME members to use cross-market trading strategies more efficiently. Avelacom’s global coverage includes most developed market exchanges, such as CME, with a focus on emerging markets, including exchanges in…
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